Avoid downgrading the document's PDF version

README.adoc

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ the Cairo library.  As such, it currently comes with some restrictions:
    overwritten
  * the document may not employ cross-reference streams, or must constitute
    a hybrid-reference file at least
- * the document may not be newer than PDF 1.6 already, or it will get downgraded
-   to that version
  * the signature may take at most 4 kilobytes as a compile-time limit,
    which should be enough space even for one intermediate certificate
 

pdf-simple-sign.cpp

@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ public:
 
   /// Build the cross-reference table and prepare a new trailer dictionary
   std::string initialize();
+  /// Try to extract the claimed PDF version as a positive decimal number, e.g. 17 for PDF 1.7.
+  /// Returns zero on failure.
+  int version(const pdf_object& root) const;
   /// Retrieve an object by its number and generation -- may return NIL or END with an error
   pdf_object get(uint n, uint generation) const;
   /// Allocate a new object number
@@ -512,7 +515,7 @@ std::string pdf_updater::load_xref(pdf_lexer& lex, std::set<uint>& loaded_entrie
 
 std::string pdf_updater::initialize() {
   // We only need to look for startxref roughly within the last kibibyte of the document
-  static std::regex haystack_re("[\\s\\S]*\\sstartxref\\s+(\\d+)\\s+%%EOF");
+  static std::regex haystack_re(R"([\s\S]*\sstartxref\s+(\d+)\s+%%EOF)");
   std::string haystack = document.substr(document.length() < 1024 ? 0 : document.length() - 1024);
 
   std::smatch m;
@@ -560,6 +563,25 @@ std::string pdf_updater::initialize() {
   return "";
 }
 
+int pdf_updater::version(const pdf_object& root) const {
+  auto version = root.dict.find("Version");
+  if (version != root.dict.end() && version->second.type == pdf_object::NAME) {
+    const auto& v = version->second.string;
+    if (isdigit(v[0]) && v[1] == '.' && isdigit(v[2]) && !v[3])
+      return (v[0] - '0') * 10 + (v[2] - '0');
+  }
+
+  // We only need to look for the comment roughly within the first kibibyte of the document
+  static std::regex version_re(R"((?:^|[\r\n])%(?:!PS-Adobe-\d\.\d )?PDF-(\d)\.(\d)[\r\n])");
+  std::string haystack = document.substr(0, 1024);
+
+  std::smatch m;
+  if (std::regex_search(haystack, m, version_re, std::regex_constants::match_default))
+    return std::stoul(m.str(1)) * 10 + std::stoul(m.str(2));
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 pdf_object pdf_updater::get(uint n, uint generation) const {
   if (n >= xref_size)
     return {pdf_object::NIL};
@@ -806,8 +828,6 @@ error:
 /// streams from PDF 1.5, or at least constitutes a hybrid-reference file.  The results with
 /// PDF 2.0 (2017) are currently unknown as the standard costs money.
 ///
-/// Carelessly assumes that the version of the original document is at most PDF 1.6.
-///
 /// https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/DigSig/Acrobat_DigitalSignatures_in_PDF.pdf
 /// https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_reference_1-7.pdf
 /// https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/PPKAppearances.pdf
@@ -892,9 +912,9 @@ static std::string pdf_sign(std::string& document) {
   }};
 
   // Upgrade the document version for SHA-256 etc.
-  // XXX assuming that it's not newer than 1.6 already -- while Cairo can't currently use a newer
+  if (pdf.version(root) < 16)
-  //   version than 1.5, it's not a bad idea to use cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version()
     root.dict["Version"] = {pdf_object::NAME, "1.6"};
+
   pdf.update(root_ref->second.n, [&]{ pdf.document += pdf_serialize(root); });
   pdf.flush_updates();
 

pdf/pdf.go

@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ func (u *Updater) loadXref(lex *Lexer, loadedEntries map[uint]struct{}) error {
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-var haystackRE = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s:.*)\sstartxref\s+(\d+)\s+%%EOF`)
+var trailerRE = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s:.*)\sstartxref\s+(\d+)\s+%%EOF`)
 
 // NewUpdater initializes an Updater, building the cross-reference table and
 // preparing a new trailer dictionary.
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func NewUpdater(document []byte) (*Updater, error) {
 		haystack = haystack[len(haystack)-1024:]
 	}
 
-	m := haystackRE.FindSubmatch(haystack)
+	m := trailerRE.FindSubmatch(haystack)
 	if m == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot find startxref")
 	}
@@ -739,6 +739,31 @@ func NewUpdater(document []byte) (*Updater, error) {
 	return u, nil
 }
 
+var versionRE = regexp.MustCompile(
+	`(?:^|[\r\n])%(?:!PS-Adobe-\d\.\d )?PDF-(\d)\.(\d)[\r\n]`)
+
+// Version extracts the claimed PDF version as a positive decimal number,
+// e.g. 17 for PDF 1.7. Returns zero on failure.
+func (u *Updater) Version(root *Object) int {
+	if version, ok := root.Dict["Version"]; ok && version.Kind == Name {
+		if v := version.String; len(v) == 3 && v[1] == '.' &&
+			v[0] >= '0' && v[0] <= '9' && v[2] >= '0' && v[2] <= '9' {
+			return int(v[0]-'0')*10 + int(v[2]-'0')
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We only need to look for the comment roughly within
+	// the first kibibyte of the document.
+	haystack := u.Document
+	if len(haystack) > 1024 {
+		haystack = haystack[:1024]
+	}
+	if m := versionRE.FindSubmatch(haystack); m != nil {
+		return int(m[1][0]-'0')*10 + int(m[2][0]-'0')
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // Get retrieves an object by its number and generation--may return
 // Nil or End with an error.
 //
@@ -1094,9 +1119,6 @@ func FillInSignature(document []byte, signOff, signLen int,
 // employ cross-reference streams from PDF 1.5, or at least constitutes
 // a hybrid-reference file. The results with PDF 2.0 (2017) are currently
 // unknown as the standard costs money.
-//
-// Carelessly assumes that the version of the original document is at most
-// PDF 1.6.
 func Sign(document []byte,
 	key crypto.PrivateKey, certs []*x509.Certificate) ([]byte, error) {
 	pdf, err := NewUpdater(document)
@@ -1195,10 +1217,10 @@ func Sign(document []byte,
 	})
 
 	// Upgrade the document version for SHA-256 etc.
-	// XXX: Assuming that it's not newer than 1.6 already--while Cairo can't
+	if pdf.Version(&root) < 16 {
-	// currently use a newer version that 1.5, it's not a bad idea to use
-	// cairo_pdf_surface_restrict_to_version().
 		root.Dict["Version"] = NewName("1.6")
+	}
+
 	pdf.Update(rootRef.N, func(buf BytesWriter) {
 		buf.WriteString(root.Serialize())
 	})